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    "id": 712502,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/712502/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Land Value Index Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 be now read a Second Time. The Kenya Vision 2030 is largely pegged on development of infrastructure, which is dependent on, among other things, the availability of land which in certain instances needs to be acquired by the Government for purposes of development projects, creation of easement over land, creation of public right of way or the acquisition of way leaves for infrastructure. Basically, the intent and object of this Bill is that we need to build high voltage electricity transmission lines across the country. We need to build long kilometres of roads across the country, including bypasses like the Southern and the Northern bypasses. We need to build railways, hospitals, energy infrastructure, geothermal and many others. In all these, the common denominator is the availability of land. Since Independence, just like it is only this afternoon that we have finished with the Contempt of Court Bill, we do not have any piece of legislation that guides how to deal with the matter of availability of land for capital development that is beneficial to the citizens. When you land in Entebbe and you drive to Kampala, you will see a huge section of land set aside for industrial development in Uganda. Part of the progressive development that Rwanda has reached is because they have passed a very robust law that takes care of how capital projects are done in a country for the interests of its citizens. The ease with which the required land or rights over land are accessed signals Kenya’s quality in the ease of doing business. When an investor comes to set up a special economic zone, this House has enacted the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act, which guides the process where labour is cheap and access to power is affordable. It is one centre. As I speak, the Japanese Government wants to establish the first SEZ at the Dongo Kundu in Mombasa. Of course, many others want to establish similar economic zones in Naivasha, where power is close. Even transportation of power over a long distance will be a factor in the cost of that power. So, the more you build factories and industrial parks where power is sourced, the better. It makes Kenya a preferred choice of doing business. It signals Kenya’s quality in the ease of doing business The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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